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Timely ‘MLK/FBI’ And Stranger-Than-Fiction ‘Assassins’ Documentaries Debut – Specialty Preview

The IFC Films documentary MLK/FBI from filmmaker Sam Pollard (Two Trains Runnin’, Eyes on the Prize) makes its debut in select theaters today as well as on demand. The release aligns with Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 18 and it is super relevant to America’s wild inequity and racist treatment of the Black…

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Oscar Contender ‘Assassins’ Tells Bizarre Story Of Angelic Killers Who Bumped Off North Korean Leader’s Half Brother

The documentary Assassins, opening in theaters today, is part legal thriller, part spy thriller, and part true crime story, "on literally the largest geopolitical scale," as director Ryan White puts it. The tale almost beggars belief. In 2017, Kim Jong-nam—half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un—walked into…

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‘Assassins’ Trailer: Kim Jong-Nam’s Murder Investigation Scrutinized In Ryan White’s Latest Documentary

Greenwich Entertainment has unwrapped the first trailer for Assassins, Ryan White’s latest documentary that had its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The buzzy feature documentary is still aiming for a December 11 bow in theaters and virtual cinemas and headed on-demand January 15. White, whose…

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Greenwich Entertainment Acquires Sundance Documentary ‘Assassins’

Greenwich Entertainment has picked up Assassins, the Ryan White-directed documentary exposé about the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother. The doc had its premiere earlier this year at Sundance Film Festival and will be released in theaters on December 4. In 2017, Kim Jong-nam…

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Magnolia Pictures Acquires ‘Assassins’ In Sundance Deal

Magnolia Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to Assassins, the latest feature documentary from Ask Dr. Ruth filmmaker Ryan White. The film just had its world premiere in the Sundance Film Festival’s Documentary Premieres lineup. A 2020 release is planned. Part true crime and global spy thriller, the documentary…

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‘Assassins’ Sundance Clip: The Stories Behind The Story Of North Korean Royal’s Murder

EXCLUSIVE: The 2017 murder of North Korean royal family member Kim Jong-nam, the oldest son of former leader Kim Jong-il and half-brother of current ruler Kim Jong-un, is rigorously explored from all sides — including the accused killers’ — in Assassins. The documentary returns Ryan White (Ask Dr. Ruth) to the…

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‘American Son’s Steven Pasquale Joins Off Broadway Revival Of Sondheim’s ‘Assassins’

Steven Pasquale, about to appear in Netflix’s movie version of Broadway’s American Son, has joined the cast of Classic Stage Company’s 2020 revival of the Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman musical Assassins, CSC announced today. Pasquale, who will play John Wilkes Booth, is one of five high-profile stage actors who will…

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